diff --git a/net.zig b/net.zig
index 864ec9f7b6c62475e3479674d6002db528b7ce0e..00fea857dbaf95baf5d3b954e2e50924130b5917 100644
--- a/net.zig
+++ b/net.zig
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ pub const Stream = struct {
         sys.close(@intCast(@intFromEnum(s.socket))) catch {};
     }
 
+    pub fn shutdown(s: Stream, how: sys.SHUT) !void {
+        return sys.shutdown(@intCast(@intFromEnum(s.socket)), how);
+    }
+
     pub const ReadError = switch (builtin.target.os.tag) {
         .linux => sys.errno.Error,
         else => @compileError("TODO"),